The 26-year-old Peavy (16-5), who now leads the league in wins,
ERA (2.10) and strikeouts (206), shut the Dodgers out over seven
fantastic innings on just two hits. The All-Star righthander
walked one and struck out nine, retiring the final 13 batters he
faced.

"It's a career high for me, so I'm excited," Peavy said.
"Personally, it's something I've never done before, and I want
to win games for this ballclub. I'd be lying if I told you I
wasn't excited to get my 16th win and it's a career high, but
more importantly, the team won the series and this game."

Los Angeles never mounted a serious scoring threat against
Peavy, who did not allow a runner to reach third base.

"There is no question that (Peavy's) thrown the ball as well as
anyone in the National League over the last two months," Padres
manager Bud Black said. "He's showing why we feel he's the best
pitcher in the National League. There is a month left, and I
think if he continues like this, he has to be thought of very
highly among those who are being considered."

Relievers Cla Meredith and Joe Thatcher each contributed a
scoreless inning for the Padres, who have won 11 of 12.

"We are playing good baseball," Peavy said. "I think finally
we're clicking on most cylinders. We're getting pretty good
pitching on most nights, and scoring more runs than we were
scoring, and playing good defense. We're not beating ourselves,
and when we do that, we're a tough team to beat."

Cameron's blast came during San Diego's six-run fifth that
knocked Los Angeles starter Derek Lowe (11-12) from the game.
Lowe intentionally walked Brian Giles in front of Cameron, who
pulled a 1-2 pitch to left that narrowly cleared the fence at
the base of the Western Metals Supply Co. building.

"I don't care what kind of success he's had against me," said
Cameron, who was 3-for-26 against Lowe prior to the at-bat. "I
was surprised that they were walking the bases loaded. You make
it easier for me to get a guy home there, and that's all I was
trying to do. But, I'll take four of them."

The Padres sent 11 batters to the plate in the frame, building a
7-0 bulge to support Peavy's terrific outing.

"Peavy didn't need but a couple of runs," Cameron said. "It was
just icing on the cake for him." Cameron rounded out his
standout performance with a flashy defensive play in the sixth,
ranging far to his left and diving to snare a line drive off the
bat of Andre Ethier. The 2006 Gold-Glove winner finished off
the athletic maneuver with a backwards somersault to end up back
on his feet.

"Did you see how far I had to (expletive) run?" Cameron said.
"It was a pretty (darned) good play, especially having to go
into left-center. I don't know, I just got a good run, a good
jump, and that was about it. The rest of it is just ability."
Lowe exited the game after 4 1/3 innings, allowing six runs -
five earned - and six hits. The 33-year-old righthander fell
to 0-3 in six career starts at Petco Park. He walked three and
struck out four.

"It was a tough battle out there tonight, and we knew it going
into the game," Dodgers manager Grady Little said. "That's the
way it turned out to be. Peavy was good."

Juan Pierre collected both hits against Peavy for the Dodgers,
who have lost seven of eight games to San Diego.

"That ballclub in the series here is the best Padres club we've
faced this year," Little said. "If you come in half-stepping,
not executing plays, not executing pitches, you're going to have
a tough time." Adrian Gonzalez added his career-best 25th home
run as San Diego won its third straight series.

NLAT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATESOLO HOME RUN BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ (24) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF DEREK LOWE.CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0, SAN DIEGO 1DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.249, 19 HR, 74 RBI)